LARGE CALCULUS OF URETER, REMOVED BY SUPRAPUBIC CYSTOTOMY

Large Encysted Vesical Calculus, Litholapaxy, Suprapubic Cystotomy

Retraction of an intrathecal baclofen infusion catheter following suprapubic cystotomy: a case report.

INTRODUCTION Intrathecal baclofen, administered via a Baclofen pump, is used for patients with spasticity. We report here a case of intrathecal catheter retraction following surgery. CASE REPORT A male patient with adrenoleukodystrophy and a baclofen pump implant was admitted to the urology department with bladder stones. A transurethral cystolithotripsy and a suprapubic cystotomy were perfor...

Laparoscopic repair of large suprapubic hernias

INTRODUCTION Suprapubic hernia is the term to describe ventral hernias located less than 4 cm above the pubic arch in the midline. Hernias with an upper margin above the arcuate line encounter technical difficulties, and the differences in repair methods forced us to define them as large suprapubic hernias. AIM To present our experience with laparoscopic repair of large suprapubic hernias tha...

Prolapsed benign polyp of ureter associated with giant ureteral calculus.

We report a case of a benign fibroepithelial polyp of the lowermost ureter, which prolapsed into the bladder and was associated with a huge, impacted ureteral stone. The polyp was considered to have resulted from chronic irritation of the ureteral mucosa caused by the stone. Review of the literature showed that six out of 74 reported cases had concomitant stones but the polyp was apparently cau...

Removal of Large Vesical Calculus by Litholapaxy